{"id":15524,"date":"2025-02-09T14:57:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T14:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/09\/air-transat-dropping-free-carry-on-baggage-on-its-cheapest-flights\/"},"modified":"2025-02-09T14:57:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T14:57:26","slug":"air-transat-dropping-free-carry-on-baggage-on-its-cheapest-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/09\/air-transat-dropping-free-carry-on-baggage-on-its-cheapest-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Transat dropping free carry-on baggage on its cheapest flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/Air-Transat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air Transat<\/a> is joining its Canadian counterparts in ending free carry-on baggage on some of its cheapest flight options.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>As of Tuesday, the Montreal-based airline said customers using the Eco Budget fare package will only be allowed one personal item, such as a handbag or small backpack. Any other baggage must be checked according to standard fees in effect.<\/p>\n<p>Air Transat customers flying with an Eco Standard fare will now only be allowed one carry-on bag and one personal item. Checked baggage will now be subject to applicable checked baggage fees.<\/p>\n<p>The airline told Global News these changes will impact its flights departing to and from the south, the United States and on domestic flights within Canada. Flights to and from Europe, Morocco and Peru, as well as Transat all-inclusive packages, are not affected by the changes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThese changes are intended to offer more competitive base fares, align with current industry practices, and allow travellers to pay only for the services they truly need,\u201d the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h3>Get breaking National news<\/h3>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThese adjustments enable us to offer even more competitive fares and better align with industry practices, ensuring that we continue to offer an accessible travel experience that meets market expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Lifestyle<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last year, Air Canada and WestJet announced similar measures.<\/p>\n<p>In May, WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10518336\/westjet-planning-new-fare-category-for-travellers-willing-to-forgo-carry-on-bag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced a new cheaper fare category<\/a> that would be available to travelers willing to fly without a carry-on bag. Travelers who purchase the cheapest fare will not have the option to put a bag in the overhead bins, though they will still be permitted to store a knapsack, purse or small personal item underneath the seat in front of them.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11010713\/donald-trump-prince-harry-deportation-meghan-markle\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Untitled-design-26.png?w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Trump won\u2019t deport Prince Harry: \u2018He\u2019s got enough problems with his wife\u2019\" data-title=\"\">Trump won\u2019t deport Prince Harry: \u2018He\u2019s got enough problems with his wife\u2019<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11010622\/amazon-quebec-warehouses\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8bd9c8cae8dccbd467c20eb4f20376b5cbc08cb8e00c6af7e38f7642550c91fd.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Amazon starts closing Quebec warehouses as union president calls for boycott\" data-title=\"\">Amazon starts closing Quebec warehouses as union president calls for boycott<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10901245\/air-canada-baggage-seat-fare-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air Canada meanwhile announced in December<\/a> that any traveller who books an economy basic fare\u00a0 on or after Jan. 3, 2025, will no longer be able to bring anything but a personal item if travelling within Canada, to and from the U.S. \u2014 including Hawaii and Puerto Rico \u2014 and to and from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>Air Canada notes economy basic passengers connecting onto an international destination will still be able to keep that carry-on with them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The executives of those companies were in the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10918080\/canadian-airline-executives-appear-before-parliamentary-committee-defend-carry-on-bag-fees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hot-seat<\/a> over those changes last month, facing questions from MPs in Ottawa. They said Ottawa needs to reform this country\u2019s aviation system if it wants travel to become more affordable.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11011086\/air-transat-carry-on-baggage-fees\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air Transat is joining its Canadian counterparts in ending free carry-on baggage on some of its cheapest flight options. As of Tuesday, the Montreal-based airline said customers using the Eco Budget fare package will only be allowed one personal item, such as a handbag or small backpack. 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